browndog
Well-known member
Bryan, very cool of you. Your kids are gonna love em!
- Thread starter Tollywood
- Start date
Tollywood
Well-known member
Merry Christmas, Keith! You really went the extra mile for me with the shipping and the entire deal, in fact. Thank you so much!
And, a pic I took of myself holding her (below). What a sweet, sweet guitar. I couldn't put her down. The quality of the workmanship and the materials used are completely over the top on this one. I've owned well over 50 guitars, and it is the nicest I've ever seen - bar none!
Last edited:
Tollywood
Well-known member
I know, right?!? How long have I been planning this, since May or June...the day Noah told me he felt like he wasn't getting any better on bass, so he was going to learn Billy Sheehan's "Shy Boy" (David Lee Roth). That's when I decided to get both boys these gems!
Happy Holidays!
Tollie, you are a great dad. These are world class "number one Dad" gifts. The guitar is off the hook! Just gorgeous, my God. The bass sounds exceptional too.
I guess we can add two new EBMM addicts to our family. Nicely done.
I guess we can add two new EBMM addicts to our family. Nicely done.
Sweat
Well-known member
Bryan,
Thanks thats awesome makes me smile
merry Christmas too you and your sons and wife and well all your family KA Dad!
Thanks thats awesome makes me smile
merry Christmas too you and your sons and wife and well all your family KA Dad!
Slav123
Well-known member
You're one cool Dad Bryan! Those two guitars are killer!
Coffeemug
Well-known member
Great stuff Bryan!!! Merry Christmas to you and your family!
threeminutesboy
Well-known member
I love happy Christmas
Congrats to the 3 of you
Congrats to the 3 of you
Tollywood
Well-known member
Thanks for all the nice comments my friends and Merry Christmas to all!
I took a great pic of Noah with his Big Al but he asked me not to post it in case there are any creepy pedophiles on the internet who might happen upon this thread. He's 11, so I'm happy he feels that way. And, he's off to Maine for a week so I can't take pics of the Big Al until later. But, here's one from G.C. when I bought it:
The fret dots are so beautiful: albalone ovals outlined with mother of pearl on an ebony board, and a raw neck, like the Axis.
I took a great pic of Noah with his Big Al but he asked me not to post it in case there are any creepy pedophiles
on the internet who might happen upon this thread. He's 11, so I'm happy he feels that way. And, he's off to Maine for a week so I can't take pics of the Big Al until later. But, here's one from G.C. when I bought it:
The fret dots are so beautiful: albalone ovals outlined with mother of pearl on an ebony board, and a raw neck, like the Axis.
Last edited:
Danserrano
Well-known member
very very cool. Merry christmas all =D
lumberjack
Well-known member
Merry Christmas, Bryan. Very cool gifts. It's good to see the love of playing instruments is being passed on to the next generation.
Scott
Scott
Tollywood
Well-known member
Thanks Scott!
I am so very lucky that I passed on the gift of music to my two sons, and they both accepted that gift...you know what I mean: not everyone has the ability or interest in performing music, so I am so happy that they both love music and love playing.
It was time that they played first class instruments; after 3 and 4 years of proper lessons. It was time they had the joy of playing an instrument that feels so good it almost plays itself.
I am so very lucky that I passed on the gift of music to my two sons, and they both accepted that gift...you know what I mean: not everyone has the ability or interest in performing music, so I am so happy that they both love music and love playing.
It was time that they played first class instruments; after 3 and 4 years of proper lessons. It was time they had the joy of playing an instrument that feels so good it almost plays itself.
Tollywood
Well-known member
I think Big Poppa will have another two lifelong disciples. These boys love their Balls. Just like their old man!
Tollywood
Well-known member
Thanks Luv...I love my kids and I love my Balls, so it was really a no-brainer.
Spudmurphy
Well-known member
Wow great pics - love that Axis - that will be a real collectors piece in the future.
guitfiddle
Well-known member
Nice one Bryan. You're a top dad. Couple o'lucky lads you got there.
beej
Moderator
What gifts! You're one awesome dad dude.
Tollywood
Well-known member
Thanks guys!
They've been playing $400 instruments for several years, so this is a quantum leap in quality and beauty for them. It made me so happy to give them these Balls that it felt like it was a n.g.d for myself!
Remember the first time you played a really nice instrument? How it felt so good in your hands and sounded so much better than whatever lesser tool you were using before? How it made you feel excited to play like never before? I wanted to give them that. To me, these ebmm feel like magic in my hands. Some of you will goof on that statement, but I'm sure many of you will agree. I wanted them to have a little of that magic.
Oh, and there is a rule in my house (I made it since I am the Dad):
You can never sell and instrument which was given to you as a gift. I made the rule ten years ago when my wife gave me a late 60's guitar made in Westerly, RI, which is about an hour from me. That factory is closed now, but I have two hardwood body blanks from it that I fished out of the dumpster after they shut down. Yes, I was climbing around in garbage. I wanted to find a neck or better!
Lock the parking lot gates if you ever hear I'm going out to Cali, BP!
They've been playing $400 instruments for several years, so this is a quantum leap in quality and beauty for them. It made me so happy to give them these Balls that it felt like it was a n.g.d for myself!
Remember the first time you played a really nice instrument? How it felt so good in your hands and sounded so much better than whatever lesser tool you were using before? How it made you feel excited to play like never before? I wanted to give them that. To me, these ebmm feel like magic in my hands. Some of you will goof on that statement, but I'm sure many of you will agree. I wanted them to have a little of that magic.
Oh, and there is a rule in my house (I made it since I am the Dad):
You can never sell and instrument which was given to you as a gift. I made the rule ten years ago when my wife gave me a late 60's guitar made in Westerly, RI, which is about an hour from me. That factory is closed now, but I have two hardwood body blanks from it that I fished out of the dumpster after they shut down. Yes, I was climbing around in garbage.
I wanted to find a neck or better! Lock the parking lot gates if you ever hear I'm going out to Cali, BP!
tommydude
Well-known member
Very cool gifts, way to go!
